Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel vs Pectis

Aeretes melanopterus compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeretes	Pectis
Species	Aeretes melanopterus	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel	Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.